[quote]blacksheep wrote:
OP stated,
“…I’m a Christian and someone asked me a few years ago if being gay was wrong. I said yes, but I couldn’t explain why. Reading various responses from here can help many understand the opposing argument to better formulate reasons as to why you believe what you believe. Then you won’t be dumb founded like me and provide no response…So, is homosexuality a sin, or is it another healthy variation of human sexuality?”
First, let us scripturally get something straight (no pun intended).
“…there is none righteous, no, not one:” (Rom. 3:10), “For all have sinned…” (Rom. 3:23), and “…the wages of sin is death…” (Rom. 6:23).
Jesus Christ himself declares that homosexuality is a sin, “…That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornication, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defiles the man.” (Mark 7:20-23).
Good post man. Since the bible is pretty clear on this, I guess there really isnt much else to say. Other than yes it is wrong for some to put homosexuals on a pedistal when all sins are equal. Its no worse than stealing or lying(which I believe it was Irish who stated that lying causes more damage, I totally agree). Now if anyone still wants to throw aroung “bigots” to those of us who you know our stance on this, well I guess there isnt much we can say anymore other than youre making yourselves look like way bigger bigots than we supposively are
“Fornication” (Gk. porneia), means any type of unlawful sexual acts outside of marriage. Porneia, which is relatively rare in classical Greek, originally stood for “prostitution.” In other, later contexts it denotes “unchasity, illicit sexual relations” of any kind (“fornication” is a somewhat archaic but common translation).
Various forms of the stem zanah (“illicit intercourse”) are rendered by porneia in the Septuagint. Literally, porneia means “prostitution, illicit intercourse, habitual sexual immorality.”
Literal uses of porneia in the N.T. relate to habitual sexual immorality, illicit sex, and adultery (Matt. 19:9).
In the beginning, woman was created to be a loving companion for man (Gen. 2:18) and God ordained marriage and the family unit as the first and most important institution on earth. Man and woman were charged with being fruitful and were created to form family relationships. This stated purpose of God in creation indicates that He considers a godly family and the raising of children of the utmost priority in the world (Gen. 1:28).
God’s plan for marriage consists of one male and one female, two different sexes to become “one flesh” (i.e., united physically and spiritually, Gen. 2:24).
Thus, “fornication” would include heterosexual relations before marriage, adultery, and homosexual relations at any time (Matt. 15:18-20; I Cor. 6:9-10).[/quote]
